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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-20.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-20.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bc8879cdf0b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-20.xml @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200710-20"> + <title>PDFKit, ImageKits: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + PDFKit and ImageKits are vulnerable to an integer overflow and a stack + overflow allowing for the user-assisted execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pdfkit imagekits</product> + <announced>2007-10-18</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-10-18</revised> + <bug>188185</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="gnustep-libs/pdfkit" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <vulnerable range="le">0.9_pre062906</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="gnustep-libs/imagekits" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <vulnerable range="le">0.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + PDFKit is a framework for rendering of PDF content in GNUstep + applications. ImageKits is a collection of frameworks to support + imaging in GNUstep applications. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Maurycy Prodeus discovered an integer overflow vulnerability possibly + leading to a stack-based buffer overflow in the XPDF code which PDFKit + is based on. ImageKits also contains a copy of PDFKit. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + By enticing a user to view a specially crafted PDF file with a viewer + based on ImageKits or PDFKit such as Gentoo's ViewPDF, a remote + attacker could cause an overflow, potentially resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the + application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + PDFKit and ImageKits are not maintained upstream, so the packages were + masked in Portage. We recommend that users unmerge PDFKit and + ImageKits: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --unmerge gnustep-libs/pdfkit + # emerge --unmerge gnustep-libs/imagekits</code> + <p> + As an alternative, users should upgrade their systems to use PopplerKit + instead of PDFKit and Vindaloo instead of ViewPDF. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3387">CVE-2007-3387</uri> + <uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-12.xml">GLSA 200709-12</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-10-02T21:24:54Z"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-10-07T23:31:24Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-10-09T18:28:10Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |